Let me start off by saying that I love books about the law and criminal justice. The Favorites by Rosemary Hennigan is such a perfect blend of dark academia, law school thinking and feminist ideals.
Jess is an incredibly complicated character. She is more driven than anyone I have ever met, and at the heart of her hard work is the thought to seek justice for her sister Audrey. When we find out just how far Jess is willing to go in order to get the revenge she believes is due, we realize just how twisted the concept of power and consent really are. “Punishment to inflict, justice to create.”
The story takes place during the 2016 election in the States and even as a Canadian, I could feel the anger from women in the states during that time. Rosemary Hennigan is perfectly able to capture it onto the page, to let the rage of the time really roll into the story and drive our characters forward, putting us directly into the minds of the young women who were marching and protesting.
There are so many great lectures and points of view, I cannot list off all them, we have a lot of reference to ancient Greek myths which I truly loved. We take apart the law down to the base of it being a man made construct and has always put men above women in that regard.
“A man can kill his daughter with impunity and a man can kill his mother – but a wife cannot kill her husband no matter what he did”
Truly a great book, if you like reading these sorts of stories I highly recommend to check it out.
Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing, Graydon House and NetGalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest review.
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